My desire is to grapple together here over how well off we are with God through Christ,
and to live from His opinion of us.

Friday, June 21, 2013

How To Get God To Be Quiet

My short message today is: “How To Get God To Be Quiet”. It’s based upon Hebrews 10:16-18 NAS:

“This is the covenant that I will make with them. After those days (the first covenant days, which came to an end at Jesus’ death), says the Lord: I will put My laws upon their heart, and on their mind I will write them,” He then says, 17 “And their sins and their lawless deedsI will remember no more.” 18 Now where there is forgiveness of these things, there is no longer any offering for sin. (Italics mine.)

That’s staggering. That’s amazing.

No more sacrificing animals for the Jews, and no need for the believing Gentiles (everybody else) to plead or to speak of their sins. They’re gone.

So here’s how to get God to be quiet: Try having a chat about your sins with Him who remembers them no more.

Crickets. Silence.

If you’ve been throwing a lot of words at God, but not hearing anything in return, watch your language. Is your attempt at conversation based upon what you’ve done, or is it based upon what He has done?

(This is a transcript of yesterday’s video, “How To Get God To Be Quiet,” and is for those who might rather read than watch. To see and/or to subscribe to these videos, click http://youtu.be/siO-EZuSmMw, or scroll down this page.)